Tong Minzhi was frozen by her sudden action, but when he heard her words, his stiff body softened involuntarily. He raised his hand, with a momentary hesitation and softness flashing across his face, fleetingly...
Yes, her words perfectly validated the gap between them. What he didn't dare to do, she did naturally; what he hesitated over, she did resolutely... Some gaps are chasms he can never cross!
He pushed Le Yao away, looking at her tear-streaked face, and his own eyes reddened. If it's better to cut off the ties swiftly than to linger in hopes, leaving both parties enlightened, he slowly began, his voice ethereal yet without hesitation: "I'm sorry, I can't!"
As if everything she did became a joke, Le Yao looked at him stunned, as if trying to see through him, trying to discover what was on his mind. Why, after she had lowered herself so much, why after she had abandoned everything to give to him, was he still unmoved, like a rock...
